2. In terms of para (viii) under Part-E (Reports to the Reserve Bank) of the aforementioned master direction, the Head/Principal Office of AD Category-I banks are required to submit a statement in form BAL giving details of their holdings of all foreign currencies on fortnightly basis through Online Returns Filing System (ORFS) within seven calendar days from the close of the reporting period to which it relates. It has now been decided that w.e.f. August 16, 2017 (i.e. for the statement of first fortnight of August 2017) this statement may be submitted through the web portal at https://bop.rbi.org.in as per the format given in Annexure I.

3. In terms of para (ii) under Part-E of the aforementioned master direction, Head/Principal Office of AD Cat-I banks are required to submit a monthly statement of Nostro/Vostro account balances. It has now been decided to discontinue this report.